title: Quantitative PCR for HIV-1 Proviral DNA.
abstract: A salient feature regarding the HIV (and all the retroviruses in general) replicative cycle is the retrotranscription of the RNA genome to DNA (provirus), followed by its integration in the genome of the host cell.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Virology, Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Secchiero